[FLWSS] Locations

[Samuel Strongin]

I believe it is "madinhead"
               73 Sam kf4yox
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Presley" <k4rsv at bellsouth.net>
To: "FLWSS Bulletin Board" <flwss at flwss.net>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:22 PM
Subject: [FLWSS] Locations


> Gents,
>
> Joe and I were trying to unravel longitude and latitude formats. He and I
> have been using hddd* mm' ss.s" and we have them programmed into our GPS
> units that way. When we talked to Jim (nn4aa) about his rover location he
> used Degrees only (hddd* dddd.d).
>
> This raises questions that we need to resolve today. It is easy to 
> exchange
> location information and misunderstand which format is being used. So, 
> what
> is commonly used or what is the standard? Most hand-held GPS units have
> several formats to select from, but we all need to be using the same one.
>
> We are looking for strong objections to using the format we are using. 
> Note
> that it is also the "Google Earth" default. This helpful tool will also
> accept log/lat format data in the "Fly To" box for getting quick visuals.
>
> George K4 RSV Please
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